 The institution soon manifested its utility, was imitated by other towns, and in other provinces. The libraries were augmented by donations; reading became fashionable; and our people, having no...  Annual Report - Page 1504by United States. Office of Education - 1896Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2007 - 258 pages
...opened one day in the week for lending to the subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The institution soon...better acquainted with books, and in a few years were observ'd by strangers to be better instructed and more intelligent than people of the same rank generally... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 189? - 332 pages
...opened one day in the week for lending them to subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The institution soon...better instructed and more intelligent than people in the same rank generally are in other countries. When we were about to sign the above-mentioned articles,... | |
 | 1940 - 772 pages
...subscription library in every town of consequence in the country, with the result that, as Franklin said, 'reading became fashionable, and our people, having...better instructed and more intelligent than people in the same rank generally are in other countries.' William Smith, a tutor and a protege of Franklin's,... | |
 | 1887 - 154 pages
...Philadelphia Library Company in 1731, wrote: "Reading became fashionable, and our people having no amusement to divert their attention from study, became better...and more intelligent than people of the same rank in other countries." And by way of confirmation, the Rev. Jacob Duché bore testimony that "Literary... | |
 | 1878 - 422 pages
...promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The institution soon manifested its ability, was imitated by other towns and in other provinces....people having no public amusements to divert their minds from study became better acquainted with books, and in a few years were observed by strangers... | |
 | 276 pages
...for this purpose Forty shillings each, & Ten Shillings per Annum. On this little Fund we began. . . . The Institution soon manifested its Utility, was imitated by other Towns and in other Provinces, the Librarys were augmented by Donations, Reading became fashionable. . . ." 45. THE ACADEMY, FRANKLIN'S... | |
 | Ron Willingham - 2007 - 167 pages
...was open one day in the week for lending to the subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. "The institution soon manifested its utility and was imitated by other towns and provinces. The libraries were augmented by donations. Reading became... | |
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